Container Freight Services

Standard 20ft, standard 40ft, and 40ft high-cube (HC) boxes. The three sizes carry different pallet counts, different gross weight limits, and need different trailer profiles for cartage — 40ft HC in particular adds roughly 300 mm of internal height which changes both capacity and the trailer needed underneath. Share the size and gross weight when requesting a quote so the right equipment is matched from the start.

Sidelifters self-load and self-unload containers at ground level, which suits receivers without a forklift, crane or loading dock — ideal for site delivery to factories, construction sites and rural receivers. Tilt-trays handle grounded-box movements and relocations. Skeletal trailers are the long-haul workhorse between port, depot and interstate destinations. Describe the receiver's access and QFM will match the equipment.

Bridge heights and overhead clearance (especially for 40ft HC), turning circles into driveways, surface stability (sealed vs gravel), available ground room for a sidelifter to swing the box, and overhead power lines or tree canopy at the set-down point. A site assessment often saves the cost of a failed delivery — share the receiver address with any known access notes via our quote page.

Yes. Containers moving between capital cities — Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide — regional depots and receiver sites are handled by carriers running scheduled long-haul lanes with skeletal trailers. Intermodal rail is also an option on the east-west and north-south corridors for cost-effective linehaul, with road cartage at either end. QFM plans the full movement — port or depot to interstate destination to receiver — as a single booking.

Sidelifter drop-and-collect is the standard play for on-site loading or unloading — the box comes off the vehicle, stays on the ground for a booked period, and gets collected separately. Demurrage applies if it stays longer than the booked window, and shipping lines charge detention on box turnaround. Send the timing and QFM will coordinate the lift-off and collection leg with minimal dwell-fee risk.